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Male workers win equal pay claims
A "landmark" legal decision involving three councils in the north east of England could pave the way for 12,000 men to take forward equal pay claims.
Financial settlements had earlier been agreed for women workers paid less than men doing similar work.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has now ruled that 300 other male workers were discriminated against as they then remained on lower pay than the women.
The councils involved were Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and South Tyneside.
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July 1, 2009
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